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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Nov 26;21(3):373–385. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9469-x

Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios for up-to-date Colonoscopy

Predictor variable White
(n = 4,430)
African-American
(n = 690)
Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value* Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value*
Obesity
 Non-obese 1.00 0.001 1.00 0.16
 Obese 0.66 (0.50–0.85) 1.30 (0.83–2.96)
Age
 50–60 1.00 <0.0001 1.00 0.08
 60–70 2.00 (1.51–2.65) 1.97 (0.90–4.30)
 70–80 2.84 (1.80–3.53) 2.52 (0.95–6.72)
 80+ 2.52 (1.80–3.53) 2.39 (0.91–6.29)
Physician CRC screening recommendation
 No 1.00 <0.0001 1.00 <0.001
 Yes 59.72 (47.10–75.72) 145.58 (75.69–283.86)
Past year medical visits
 0 1.00 0.001 1.00 0.01
 1 1.01 (0.57–1.78) 1.60 (0.45–5.69)
 2–3 1.20 (0.71–2.04) 1.28 (0.11–3.97)
 4–5 1.82 (1.05–3.17) 4.73 (1.40–15.96)
 6 or more 1.92 (1.12–3.30) 4.37 (1.29–14.80)
Co-morbidities
 0 1.00 0.03 1.00 0.50
 1 1.00 (0.71–1.40) 0.51 (0.20–1.28)
 2–3 1.31 (0.91–1.88) 0.56 (0.22–1.41)
 4–5 1.29 (0.82–2.04) 0.52 (0.19–1.44)
 6 or more 2.26 (1.23–4.16) 0.89 (0.27–2.95)
Education
 Less than high school 1.00 0.05 1.00 0.23
 High school/GED 0.92 (0.70–1.21) 0.40 (0.16–0.95)
 Some college/associates 1.21 (0.90–1.63) 0.97 (0.40–2.30)
 College degree 1.49 (1.06–2.08) 1.03 (0.42–2.56)
 Graduate/professional 0.82 (0.48–1.40) 1.34 (0.59–5.32)
Recreational physical activity
 None/unable to exercise 1.00 0.06 1.00 0.06
 <675 1.26 (0.97–1.63) 2.41 (1.12–5.17)
 ≥675 1.35 (1.02–1.78) 1.77 (0.59–5.32)
*

Adjusted P-value based on Wald Chi-Square test